LogFAQs > #980035096

SolidxSnake posted...

That's kind of the point. They have 2-3 female only groups, but rather than have that and do something with them - they specifically went after Custodes because in-lore they can't be women. So what appears to be GW trying to appease Amazon / get ESG money they're making women Custodes for the amazon show, even though it's been specifically men only since it's existed. Then trying to double back and saying they've always existed, etc, when they never did.

Lore reason, if you want to read it -

"For one thing, the Emperor purposely chooses men & see's them as the base for perfect super soldier specimens of war. They are not randomly chosen & are sons from Terran Nobility. The nobles essentially present their sons to the Emperor in a ceremony. The Emperor looks for the best genetically superior male babies, and then narrows it down further to the best of the best genetic males of the top 0.001%, etc. of those. Afterwards they are heavily modified at the cellular level to be "perfect" super soldiers via space alchemy by the Emperor. They are physically huge, and undergo huge amounts of muscle growth (many of them die in the process as their bodies couldn't handle the strain of the modification). They're even called The Emperor's true sons, and referred to as sons and use male pronouns."

But 40k lore is notorious for specifying you cant believe anything anyone says. The Emperor being the biggest liar of all.